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 STATE OF PLAYIN THE U.K. The first entry from our 2020 U.K. print special is now online. (11/25a)
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RAINMAKERS 2020
Bring your umbrella.
GRAMMY OUTLIERS
Mulling possible surprises.
ZOOM THANKSGIVING
We're virtually stuffing ourselves.
TRUMP'S LAWSUITS
He's lost 25 out of 26, and so tired of winning!
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If you’re like us, you still picture trending industry figures—like Mike Caren, Sal Slaiby, LaTrice Burnette and Nick Holmstén, among the latest assemblage of luminaries—taking care of business from their executive suites. In reality, of course, they’re slumped at kitchen tables or power-napping on living-room couches in sweats and PJs, just like the rest of us. In Bizarro World 2020, even the high and mighty seem relatably human.
Sunday night’s American Music Awards, on ABC, had plenty of star power, but so, too, did NBC’s Sunday Night Football, TV’s perennial ratings monster. The AMAs hit a new low, limping to a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demo, with 3.8 million viewers, according to early Nielsen data. SNF, by contrast, pulled a 4.2, with 15.17m. In football terms, it was a blowout.
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In our latest Noisemakers roundup, we present a fresh batch of rising professionals from different areas of the biz whose dedication and effort make their superiors look good.
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Interscope, which will be crowned marketshare champ of 2020, has tied Republic for #1 in total activity on our Top 100 Weekly Marketshare Chart for the week ending 11/19. Columbia climbs to #3, with 12% of the weekly Top 100, up from 8% the previous week.
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Warner Music Group saw double-digit digital revenue growth in its fiscal 2020, rising to $2.9b, representing nearly two thirds of the company’s income. Despite the effects of the pandemic, the fiscal fourth quarter—the summer months—broke even with the same period a year earlier.
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Downtown Music CEO Justin Kalifowitz has been busy on multiple fronts of late as the company expands its considerable catalog holdings and continues to build out its various other units. So we're as surprised as you are that he took the time to answer a few of our pestering questions.
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Warner Music Asia President Simon Robson has been upped to President, International, Recorded Music for Warner Music Group, responsible for overseeing the company’s operations outside the U.S. and U.K.
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Quality Control has named veteran industry figure Christopher Hicks Chief Innovation Executive for QC Media Holdings, which encompasses QC's music, sports and publishing entities.
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RCA Inspiration has partnered with Pharrell's i am OTHER to sign the choir starring in the new Netflix docuseries Voices of Fire. The Voices of Fire choir is currently finishing their debut full-length album.
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Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are battling BTS to claim this week’s U.K. Official Albums #1. Over on singles, the latter could end Ariana Grande’s four-week reign at the top.
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